Admiring the Lovely Luna Moth
It is only by chance that you may come across an opportunity to observe one of the more beautiful moths in creation. Hiding behind the shadows of nightime, they are only coming awake as we are going to sleep. But as chance has it, or Divine intention, you can observe such beauty as is found in the Luna Moth.
It was my son who found her. She appears to have a slightly bad wing which is hindering her flight or perhaps she would have never found herself hiding out in a low lying bush. But that is where he found her. We have put her in our butterfly observatory and have taken many photographs and have learned much about her. Such as the fact that as an adult they only live seven days, solely to mate. What a short time to have such beauty gracing this earth.
We let her fly about us in the house for the short distances that she could and it was like watching a graceful ballerina dancing slowly to a peaceful lullaby. Her wings flowed up and down slowly and softly. Her wings are smooth and have four simple eye spots which have the neatest markings. Do you see the irridescent blue streak on the bottom spots?
It seems she is wearing a puffy white fur coat with brown trimmings along its top edges. Her antennae are soft and thin which is what told us she’s a “she” and not a “he”.
We will observe her just until nightfall and see if we can place her in our Black Walnut tree out back, which is where they lay their eggs and where the caterpillars mature. I recommend the website I linked above; there is some great information about these winged beauties. Oh my, she’s so stunning!
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